One day a student was walking with a teacher and they noticed a pair of old shoes.
They thought the shoes might belong to a poor farmer. The owner of the shoes was working in afield nearby and had nearly finished his work.
The student said to the teacher, "Let's play a joke on the man. We hide his shoes, and wait to see what he will do when he cannot find them."
"My young friend, "answered the teacher, "We should never make fun of others. Instead, puta coin into each shoe, and watch what will happen."
The student did so, and hid nearby.
The farmer soon came back to get his shoes, but when he put his foot into one of his shoes and felt something hard, he found the coin.
Surprise appeared on his face. He looked at the coin, and then looked around, but no person was to be seen. He then began to put on the other shoe, but his surprise was doubled on finding the second coin.
He then fell on his knees, looked up to heaven and said thanks aloud. In the thanks, he spoke of his wife who was in poor health, and his children without bread.
The student stood there silently, his eyes filled with tears. "Now," said the teacher, "Are you not much more pleased than if you had played your joke?"
The young man replied, "You've taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I've really got the true meaning of the words that I have never understood before: It's better to give than to receive."
